Mark could clearly hear the growling and he felt like he was in a constant loop. Just a few hours ago he had felt the same breathtaking fear and once again somehow he was unlucky enough to find himself in front of another incident. He looked at the door, as the footsteps of the beast drew nearer. Asmodeus too had gotten up but he looked a lot calmer than the red haired boy but his eyes were focus in a similar way at the door as he was waiting to face his possible opponent. His hands were in his pockets and he stole a glance of the human next to him. Mark had a huge frown on his face, he looked like he was fed up with his own life at the moment. His shoulders were slumped while his lips were forming a thin line.


    "You don''t look happy." He commented with a grin and Mark scoffed.


    "Well, I wonder why."


    "I am here."


    "Yes, so?" Mark asked him and raised an eyebrow.


    "I won''t let it hurt you." Asmodeus said and averted his eyes from the flustered man. Mark coughed and dusted off some invisible dirt from his shirt before he hastily took a step forward. He was expecting to see Mikael; he was the one who seemed to be the most disturbed by the fact that he was seeing Asmodeus but clearly the beast standing outside the room wasn''t the blond man. It was a wolf three times the size of the ones he was used seeing. His fur completely white while his eyes had golden color, they shone as he looked at them, his jaws opened while saliva was dripping from the sharp fangs. "Alexander? It''s me, Mark." He called out, recognizing that the only person who could be like that in his wolf form was the young boy. He felt relieved for a second. Alexander wasn''t the kind to hurt someone. "Is everything alright?" the wolf growled, taking a step towards him when mark heard Asmodeus shout loudly.


    "Get back!" he shouted but it was already too late. Mark had acted recklessly. He had seen that form many times. A wolf applying pressure to his back feet and then shooting up in the sky to land on their prey. He was going to rip his throat open, he was actually going to go through the same idiotic scene again and this time he would really die. A very cowardly scream escaped his lips and he fell back, scared, landing on his butt. He closed his eyes as he waited only to hear a loud gasp.


    "What are you doing!" Mark screamed the moment he opened his eyes. Asmodeus was hovering over him, landing on his body, acting as his own personal shield. Alexander had landed on his back, his right paw creating a huge slash on it, ripping his shirt and opening up his pale skin.


    Asmodeus hissed, feeling the pain of the sharp claws going through the layers of his skin. Mark''s lips were wide opening, forming a perfectly round oh. His eyes were filled with terror as he saw Alexander slash his back a second time. The demon king coughed and blood splattered at the side of his head, thick red dots. The red haired boy had turned deadly pale; his heart was aching. Why wasn''t he attacking him? He was supposed to be all mighty and powerful but at the moment he was just towering him and was getting hurt, so badly hurt to the point he was spitting blood.


    "I am shielding you." He told him, answering his question while his lips were painted a deep red color.


    "Why aren''t you attacking him?" Mark exclaimed and Asmodeus grinned.


    "You said not to kill anyone."


    "I said not to kill. Just knock him out. He will kill you." Mark shouted in Asmodeus'' face and the demon king rolled his eyes. He rolled to the side, drawing the wolf''s attention away from Mark. The demon seemed already exhausted and when his back touched the floor his whole face darkened, the pain piercing his body. Wasn''t he supposed to heal? Mark wondered as he slowly stood up and moved away.


    Alexander growled jumping on top of him again but this time Asmodeus grabbed him from his jaws, stopping their frantic opening. The wolf was getting angrier by the second as he was getting impatient. He was trying to devour Asmodeus and he wasn''t letting him. Mark whined as he saw the wolf get released from his grip and step back ready to attack him. He had to do something and help Asmodeus. He couldn''t just stand there frozen and witness him get hurt. He had literally become his shield and obeyed every single word Mark had told him. His eyes teared up at the thought. This was his fault. Asmodeus was losing this fight because of him and what he told him. The demon king groaned in pain as Alexander dived his teeth on his right shoulder. Mark screamed, scared that he was going to die and before he could even realize it he was running towards the white monster. He jumped on top of his back, his arms wrapping his thick neck as he tried to put a stop to this.


    "Get away!" Asmodeus shouted as he watched him struggle. Alexander left Asmodeus and was now shaking like crazy as he tried to get rid of him from his back. The demon king looked at the sight in front of him anxious as he slowly stood on his feet, one arm grasping his pained shoulder.


    "Enough." He shouted and without a second thought he grabbed Mark away with his good arm, bringing him kind of sloppily in his embrace. He had the metallic smell of blood all over him and Mark cried as he felt his warmth around him. Asmodeus raised his long leg and kicked the wolf in the jaw, throwing him at the other side of the room. Alexander landed on his back, breaking the strong cement before he slid on the floor. There was a huge hole now there, small pieces of the beige wall landing around him. The wolf blinked a few times disoriented before his eyelids got heavy and he fainted. His body began to shift revealing the fragile naked body of Alexander''s.


    Mark led Asmodeus outside where they saw Luke and Allias running towards them, the loud growling and screaming would have notified them. He was supporting the demon king, he was stumbling while his breathing was heavy and slow. He was drenched in his own blood and the red haired boy did not have the courage to look at him, he felt like his heart was going to break.


    "Oh gods are you alright?" Allias exclaimed shocked. "Mark, are you unharmed?" he asked and the man nodded. Luke didn''t even bother to check if they were okay. He just ran passed them and entered the entertainment room, in search of Alexander.


    "You are fine." Asmodeus said and looked at him in the eyes. His face was all bloody while his eyes were closing. His lips twirled upwards, a sign of relief. Mark felt his heart flutter. Soon the demon king fainted on his arms. Mark struggled to keep him and Allias helped, looking at him confused.


    "What happened?" he asked and Mark wiped his teary eyes with the edge of his shirt.


    "I want to take the remedy." Mark stated out of nowhere. Allias blinked, not realizing what he was talking about. "I want to take the medicine Amelia gave me to remember."


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    Hello, I hope you enjoyed this chapter. I am so sorry if it''s not perfect. My dog died yesterday and honestly I feel horrible. I tried though.